AndersonDraper Consulting Inc.

Principal Evaluator

Edmonton, Alberta

Present - 2011

Focusing on initiatives that aim to improve program outcomes for children, youth, families, and communities. Michelle is adept at applying varying evaluation methodologies to meet the needs of a situation, as evidenced by her evaluation experience. Her skills have ensured research and evaluation findings contribute to providing strategic recommendations.

Edmonton Public School Board

Trustee, Board Chair

Edmonton, Alberta

Present - 2013

Elected in 2013 and acclaimed in 2017, Michelle represents Ward B (Northeast Edmonton) on the Board of Trustees of the Edmonton Public School Board, where she has served as Vice-Chair (2016-17), and is presently Board Chair. The Edmonton Public School Board is responsible for the education of over 105,000 students in the city of Edmonton. Their mandate is to ensure that students receive the best education possible in Edmonton’s more than 213 public schools.

Alberta Children & Youth Services

Manager, Strategic Evaluation

Edmonton, Alberta

2011 - 2008

Responsible for leading and coordinating priority Ministry and cross-Ministry evaluation projects. Co-chaired the Government of Alberta’s Evaluation and Assessment Network.

Canadian Evaluation Society: Alberta/NWT Chapter

Instructor

Edmonton, Alberta

2012 - 2004

Co-Facilitated Modules 1-4 in 2004 & 2006, 2011 & 2012.

University of Alberta

Instructor

Edmonton, Alberta

2007 - 2004

Facilitator (winter 2007) Interdisciplinary 410 Program Planning and Evaluation course (HECOL 301) – Sessional Instructor(fall 2005), Co-Instructor(fall 2004), Lead Lab Instructor(2003 - 2006) Communication: Theory and Practice (AFHE 304) – Professor(winter 2006), Lab Instructor(winter 2004).

University of Western Ontario

EdD Education - Community Leadership (begining September 2019)

Edmonton, Alberta

In Progress

Concordia University of Edmonton

Bachelor of Education After Degree (Honours)

Edmonton, Alberta

2013

University of Alberta

Master of Science (Honours)

Edmonton, Alberta

2007

Family Ecology & Practice

University of Ottawa

Master of Arts (Honours)

Edmonton, Alberta

1994

Health Sciences

Indigenous Relations and Culture & Tourism

Working with Ed Marchack Consulting on the evaluations of the Indigenous Climate Change, Alberta Aboriginal Economic Partnerships Program and the Aboriginal Business Investment Fund as well as the Community Facility Enhancement Program and Enhanced Capacity Advancement Program under Culture & Tourism.

Edmonton, Alberta

Present - 2018

City of Edmonton

Conducted 8 logic model workshops with service areas and 2 strategy sessions for City of Edmonton Leadership Team.
Completed the implementation evaluation of the Ride Transit Program.

Edmonton, Alberta

2018 - 2017

PolicyWise for Children & Families

Co-evaluator for the Youth Community Support Program. Created the evaluation framework, logic model & undertook the program evaluation. Evaluator for Common Approach Framework: Working Together for the Delivery of Programming and Services to Pre-school Children with Disabilities (PUF/FSCD); facilitated logic model development. Year 5 Evaluation of the Government of Alberta’s FASD 10 Year Strategic Plan: Outcomes review of training and networking.

Edmonton, Alberta

2018 - 2012

North East Alberta Information Hub

Evaluator for the Employment First Customized Employment Program funded by Alberta Supports. Created the evaluation framework, logic model & plan, and undertook the program evaluation.

Edmonton, Alberta

2017 - 2015

Alberta Mentoring Partnership

Evaluator for Children and Youth in Care and Mentoring Evaluation, includes Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer sites.

Edmonton, Red Deer & Calgary Alberta

Present - 2014

Boys and Girls Clubs Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton and Area

Evaluator for Mentoring Supports in Satellite Communities. Evaluator for the Queer Youth Mentoring Program, in conjunction with the Pride Centre of Edmonton.

Edmonton, Alberta

2018 - 2015

Terra Centre for Pregnant and Parenting Teens

Evaluator for the Family Wellness program.
Program Review, creation of evaluation and outcome measurement framework, agency theory of change & logic model workshops for each program area. Program evaluator for Post High School Completion Program, Peers Educating Peers and Mental Health Supports. Babies, Books and More Evaluation (2000 - present). Created Mental Health Supports Evaluation Framework. Developed and programmed the Terra Talk Back Survey.

Edmonton, Alberta

Present - 2014

Government of Alberta, Human Services

Parent Link Evaluation. Designed an Evaluation Tool Kit. The Triple P – Positive Parenting Program – Logic Model Development.

Edmonton, Alberta

2013 - 2012

Performance Measurement for Improved Results

2-day Workshop

Edmonton, Alberta

Protecting Participants in Evaluation & Research: An Intro to ARECCI

One day workshop on the guidelines for quality improvement and evaluation projects and the ARECCI Ethics Screening Tool

Edmonton, Alberta

University of Alberta Teaching Program

Recorded over 40 hours of instruction, scored excellent on teaching

Edmonton, Alberta

Rotary Cub of Edmonton Northeast

Corporate Member

Edmonton, Alberta

Present - 2017

Canadian Evaluation Society

National Council Representative & Case Competition Coach / Judge

Edmonton, Alberta

2010 - 2009

Teachers Training Project

Travelled to China (2014 - 2017), as invited by the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education, through China Connections for the “Teachers Training Project”, to help Chinese teachers of English improve their language skills by teaching a prepared curriculum.

Jiangsu, China

2017 - 2014

Influential Mentoring Practices for Navigating Challenges and Optimizing Learning During an Evaluation Internship Experience.

Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation 31(3), 374-396. Poth, C., Anderson-Draper, M., & El Hassar, B. (2017).

Edmonton, Alberta

2017

Understanding cultural competence through evaluating “Breaking the silence: A project to generate critical knowledge about family violence within immigrant communities

The Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 21(2). Anderson-Draper, M.

Edmonton, Alberta

2006

Evaluation Strategies for Communicating and Reporting, Enhancing Learning in Organizations (2nd Ed.)

Thousand Oaks: CA. Sage. Canadian Journal of Program Evaluation, 21(1),185-187. Anderson-Draper, M., Book Review: Torres, R. T., Preskill, H. & Piontek, M. E., (2005).

Edmonton, Alberta

2006